The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-27
a VERY SNOOPY COW HIDER.
TEE EXACT TRUTH ABOUT BOOBY
HORNBLOWER'S CAD.


HORNBLOWER'S CAD.
FIJI shfened Almost out of His Few wits
when ne Came 20 do the Cow hiding r.
and Gladly Retiring When Threat
ed With Dose of the Cad HIM
self.
Mr.. William E. Sackett, the editor of the
SUNDAY MORNING News furnishes to it.
readers the following statement concern
ing BOBBY Hornblowers visit with a
whip TO the editors sanctum last Monday
morning.
MRIsAcKETT's STATEMENT.
..It W s wholly in the interest of public
morality that had special attention given
to tn annual ball of the police department
when it took place ten days ago. SO much
had been said, on the quiet, as to the
methods resorted to by the police to make
their ball success, that we'd that
it were better not held than held. 1t is
Z others who are most constantly under the
eye of the police because of the nature of
their business, to whisper that they are
forced to buy police favor, by buying
police ball tickets and police excursion
tickets; but.the fear of police annoyance
and interference that forces them to
nv, makes them dumb when wanted
IS witnesses, and SO I did not think
il worth while to pay attention to that
part of the business But had been in
formed that she character of the crowd
that gathered at the entertainment was
quite in keeping with the methods by
which they were made to pay, and de-
tailed reporter to attend the ball of ten
days ago for this paper. He was directed
to carefully note the manner of a certain
class that make it their business and their
pleasure, to intrudc themselves upon the |
dancers, but this not till after notice had |
been given in these columns that they |
would be under surveillance. The result /
OF the notice was that the last ball was far |
ahead of any of its predecessors in point of |
Tespectability. When the reporter handed
in bis report at this office, it stated that /
DR.. Josiah Hornblower Jr., was present
with Miss Lennox, and that the 'sdoctor
had especially requested him 10 note the
TACT that she was in his company. He dii
so, anf, quite as much to oblige the doctor
as Tor any other reason, I allowed the
staten eat to go to the type-setters The
story with Hornblower's and Miss Lennox's
inside Of the paper The type for that
part of last Sundays issue had already
been made up" for the press, when one
Van ARK called at the Office to say that
Rornblower wanted his name taken out.
It had been put in to please him, and
was not going to disturb the ssmake up"
to please him a second time. So l refused
to comply with Van Arx's request; and the
paper went to print with the announce
ment in it that DR.. Hornblower and Miss
Lennox were together at the ball.
MondJy morning was sitting in the
Office, at work, when two men entered.
One of them was abort fellow. The other
was loosely jointed six footer, with Fl, rid
face and tow head. There was no elasti-
city 10 his step, no energy in his manner but
his eyes were bullying from their sockets. He
looked like an overerown school-boy sud-
.dAul ysummGned to speak piece before the
class and suffering stage fright. After an
effort he stammered out that he wanted to
see Mr.. Sackett.
G ana Mr.. Sackett, answered, "what
do you want
g want to know who put my name in
your paper" he drawled.
Who are your" 1 asked.
& Ny names Hornblower," he replied in
the same languid drawl.
sob (" said !. s'you want to know the
aame Of one of my reporters That we never
tell here"
Then suppose you hold yourself re-
sponsible," he said.
e guess am, was my answer.
e And you wouldn't mind taking the con-
sequences, would you" with meekness
that lie me think he hat come down to
see me fer a joke.
81 suppose I'll have to-" l answered, |
half laughing at the novelty Of the situa- |
ton.
& He began to inhibition his coat with the |
same mechanical air / didn't know wheth- |
er he was going to sleep or going for pis- |
8toi but he seemed so tired and spiritless |
and unenergetic that / shouldn thave been |
surprised to have seen him bring the farce |
10 an end with big yawn. deem it wiser
to lun the risk of being hurt than with a
pistol to do, in moment of excitement,
thing that Ishould regret all the rest of my /
life. and never carry arms. Surprising it |
possible that he might have a pistol. / |
stepped past him and out of its range. AS |
Z assed, he let cheap and nasty little |
whip fall on my back. | had on my over
coat. and but for the noise of the blow,
shouldn't have known that l had been
strucb, The blow was so sluggish and list |
Tess that the moment ! had received |
ID / turned to him and told him
shat if he couldn't do better
than that he'd better go out of the fegging
Business. My father, who had been sitting
At q desk writing, spraBg at the fellow and
demanded the horse whip.
II won't give it to you, answered the
laggsrd warrior.
Yes, you will, " put in the elder Sackett,
and rs he took the cheap little CAD at one
snd Of it, the snoopy cow-hider let it fall
from his sleepy grasp.
s'Now, said the elder Ssckett. eve got
a good mind to lay this.about you and give
you some marks to carry away. The best
thing for you to do Is to get right out Of